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The woman I wanted to marry rejected me – Saka opens up on finding love, getting married at 40

Afeez Oyetoro, veteran Nollywood actor and comic icon, fondly known as Saka, has opened up about a personal chapter from his past — revealing a surprising condition a woman once gave him before she would agree to marry him.

In an exclusive interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Saka got candid about his early struggles and the challenges he faced on his journey to finding love and building a career.

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“I was already popular when this lady said she couldn’t marry me unless I had two cars. I wasn’t even thinking of one, talk less of two,” he said.

The comic actor, who gained national fame in the 2013 MTN advert where he declared “I don port o”, went on to marry someone else. He described his wife, Olaide, as “the best decision ever.”

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He said, “I got married at 40. The only new thing about me now is that I pay school fees with grey hair. But I’m grateful. Marrying my wife is the best decision ever.”

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